Table 1 Comparison of treatment before and after the pandemic
Pre-pandemic group | Post-pandemic group | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Cases | 1582 | 409 | |
Age | 0.304 | ||
< 60years | 1296(81.9%) | 326(79.71%) | |
> 60years | 286(18.1%) | 83(20.29%) | |
Appendiceal fecalith | 0.247 | ||
Yes | 361(22.82%) | 105(27.87%) | |
No | 1221(77.18%) | 304(72.13%) | |
Gender | 0.359 | ||
Male | 864(54.61%) | 213(52.08%) | |
Female | 718(45.39%) | 196(47.92%) | |
Treatment | 0.022* | ||
Operation | 238(15.04%) | 57(13.94%) | |
Non-operation | 1293(81.73%) | 318(77.75%) | |
Failure of non-operationa | 51(3.22%) | 34(8.31%) |